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now, my opponent won't tell us how he paid for his new $5 trillion tax cut, a tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country, but we know the bill for that tax cut will either be passed onto our children, or it will be paid for by a whole lot of ordinary americans. that's what we know. and i refuse to let that happen again. >> president barack obama outlining what money has been spent on war. now that the war in iraq is over, the war in afghanistan to end in 2014. he said that money would be used to pay down america's debt and help build roads and bridges. much more of the president with his campaign called "forward." across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion
now, my opponent won't tell us how he paid for his new $5 trillion tax cut, a tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country, but we know the bill for that tax cut will either be passed onto our children, or it will be paid for by a whole lot of ordinary americans. that's what we know. and i refuse to let that happen again. >> president barack obama outlining what money has been spent on war. now that the war in iraq is over, the war in afghanistan to end...
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one federal government that collects taxes, and redistributes those taxes according to need. in effect, subsidizing some states. just as important in the united states, we have similar labor rules across 50 states, with the same length of work week, roughly the same benefits, same retirement age. europe, on the other hand, is all over the place. france mandates a 35-hour work week. germans work more. and many ar gu that the greeks don't really work that much. germany cringes at the idea of subsidizing greece, even if it's necessary. and in order for the euro to work as intended, the eu countries would need to work more like american states to a more centralized union. and that is a political decision. not a fangs one. well, europe dragging its heels has very real consequences here in the united states. to break down exactly what's at stake, i want to take you back to my conversation with nobel prize-winning economist, joseph stiglits. >> there is a great deal of worry that the events in europe are going to create a much larger group of poor people in equality. in spain, one o
one federal government that collects taxes, and redistributes those taxes according to need. in effect, subsidizing some states. just as important in the united states, we have similar labor rules across 50 states, with the same length of work week, roughly the same benefits, same retirement age. europe, on the other hand, is all over the place. france mandates a 35-hour work week. germans work more. and many ar gu that the greeks don't really work that much. germany cringes at the idea of...
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energy is a tax on energy prices are a tax on everyone. they're a tax on households and businesses, we're going to see much more available cheaper energy and that will lower the burden on households and crucially as you pointed out, and this is where i think you're going to see a great knock-on effect, it makes manufacturing more viable in the u.s. so it's not just the jobs in the energy sector, it's the fact that all all of a sudden and especially natural gas, which is hard to transport, it starts to make sense to locate those factories where the energy is the other thing that i love about the energy story is as we've discussed a lot. one of my huge concerns about the u.s. economy is well-paying middle class jobs. and i think that you know, we can't neglect the economic reality that we are seeing the hollowing out of those jobs, huge downward pressure on wages. and the energy sector, that's not happening so much. in the actual production of natural resources, you can't outsource those jobs, so those are good jobs. >> can i give you an exa
energy is a tax on energy prices are a tax on everyone. they're a tax on households and businesses, we're going to see much more available cheaper energy and that will lower the burden on households and crucially as you pointed out, and this is where i think you're going to see a great knock-on effect, it makes manufacturing more viable in the u.s. so it's not just the jobs in the energy sector, it's the fact that all all of a sudden and especially natural gas, which is hard to transport, it...
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obama dropped if in their lap -- >> 40% was tax cuts. >> but those were not tax cuts that republicans want. >> one came from chuck grassley. >> the other one was obama care, and the seam thing. those were the same issue. barack obama passed through the house and senate without one republican vote and you're saying it the republicans that are being partisan. i think there's room, ali, in washington for common ground. i think they can get together on fixing this entitlement crisis that everyone knows happened, whether a liberal, conservative, everybody knows we have to do something about medicare, medicaid, social security. i think we can get together and get a deal between republicans and democrats on fixing the tax code so it's -- >> everybody talks about it. norm, last week when we had amy gutman on she referred to the simpson bowls commission, americans looking for compromise on tackling america's debt and deficit and took hope in the commission and that faded away, when president obama refused to back his own commission's recommendations. other presidents have faced opposition from
obama dropped if in their lap -- >> 40% was tax cuts. >> but those were not tax cuts that republicans want. >> one came from chuck grassley. >> the other one was obama care, and the seam thing. those were the same issue. barack obama passed through the house and senate without one republican vote and you're saying it the republicans that are being partisan. i think there's room, ali, in washington for common ground. i think they can get together on fixing this...
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taxes compared to companies here that are paying taxes, now that's estimated to create 800,000 jobs. the problem is they won't be here. they'll be in places like china. >> yeah, he's -- >> we're just discussing at the table the theater behind that answer from mitt romney. doing this to describe a trade war might seem a little simplistic, maria, but it works. >> it works on television. it really does. >> they have something to lose as well. joining us to break down the debate tonight, michael porter, a professor at harvard business school, david walker of the come back initiative, and bob lutz. gentlemen, good evening to you all. bob, be a theater critic for me for just a moment. it's been said tonight that the president tried to engage repeatedly the governor into some sort of contentious fight. that's what challengers do. it's what you do when you think you're behind. do you agree? >> are you asking me? >> yeah, bob. >> sorry, i didn't get -- yes, that's what challengers do. but, you know, i think the natural advantage in this debate clearly went to obama. he has the daily briefs. h
taxes compared to companies here that are paying taxes, now that's estimated to create 800,000 jobs. the problem is they won't be here. they'll be in places like china. >> yeah, he's -- >> we're just discussing at the table the theater behind that answer from mitt romney. doing this to describe a trade war might seem a little simplistic, maria, but it works. >> it works on television. it really does. >> they have something to lose as well. joining us to break down the...